Eddie Reese

Born in 1941 in
Daytona Beach, Florida, Reese earned two Florida high school state
titles in the 200 IM. At the University of Florida he won three
Southeastern Conference titles in 1961, '62, and '63. He became the head
swim coach at Auburn in 1972, taking the team from the Southeastern
Conference cellar to second place in the NCAA meet in six years. In 1978
he was hired as the University of Texas men's swimming coach and has
led Texas to 10 NCAA titles in 32 seasons. His Texas teams have 31
consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA championships and 31 consecutive
conference titles. He has coached 42 NCAA individual champions, 31
national champions, 204 all-Americans, and 26 Olympians to 29 gold
medals. He won ASCA coach of the year in 2005, '06 and '09, and has been
named NCAA coach of the year eight times, as well as being a three-time
head coach of the U.S. men's Olympic swim team.